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Doctor Cynic Donating Member (965 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 06:36 PM
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China to punish baby milk makers
Source: BBC

China has launched a nationwide investigation into all baby milk powders, saying those producing tainted powder "will face serious punishment".

A contaminant was found in one brand of formula and one infant died this week.

State media said the inquiry would seek to discover if the tainted formula led to the baby's death and caused kidney stones in dozens of other babies.

The new scare revived memories of a fake formula scandal four years ago in which at least 13 babies died.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7611732.stm
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:49 PM
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1. In China, "serious punishment" = firing squad
How terrible for the parents. I can't even imagine.
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AndyTiedye Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 09:02 PM
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3. Doesn't Seem to Prove Much of a Deterrent For Some Reason
You'd think the threat of a firing squad for producing poisoned food would cause them to stop doing it.

It doesn't seem to be working.
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ClarkUSA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 09:14 PM
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5. Greedy sociopaths never are deterred from doing bad stuff.
Nothing works with them.
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aquart Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 08:53 PM
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2. Fine by me.
I tend to be strict about that sort of thing myself.
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Trajan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Sep-12-08 09:07 PM
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4. Phrases like this ....
Is it Fake 'Formula Scandal' ???

or 'Fake Formula' Scandal ??

Yeah .... I know what it is .... I simply find these constructs interesting ...
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